Yuko blinked at the building in front of her, her book bag on her shoulder, and her case, which contained her hero costume, in her hand.
"Ugh... I'm getting kind of nervous." Kyouka groaned.
"I wonder what they're gonna make us do. Ugh. What if I can't get my license?" Minoru joined with his own complaints.
"Mineta." Yuko titled her head at their homeroom teacher, as he leaned in front of Minoru, his arms hanging.
"Don't ask if you can. Say you will."
"Right. Sure. I've so got this!" The short male agreed, as the under ground hero straightened.
"If you can pass this test and get your provisional license, then you novice eggs will hatch into chicks. You'll be semi-pros. I expect your best."
"All right. I can't wait to be a heroic chicken." Yuko laughed at Denki's words.
"Let's call out the usual, you guys.." Eijiro grinned, "on my mark. Go Plus... Ultra!"
"Ultra!" Yuko whipped around, finding a tall male with a hat standing behind them.
"You know, it's pretty rude to barge into other people's huddles like that, Inasa." A male with dark lavender hair spoke, he had a hat on, that matched Inasa's.
"What? Pardon me." Inasa grinned, kind of creeping Yuko out.
"I am so..." He placed his hands at his sides, "very...extremely...sorry!" He yelled, slamming his head onto the concrete.
"Okay, let's not do that..." Yuko mumbled as she looked down at the male.
"Who is this guy? I do not trust his enthusiasm." Denki pointed.
"Hey, look at their uniforms." Kyouka spoke.
"They're from that famous school on the other side of Japan." Hanta noticed.
"U.A in the East. Shiketsu in the West." Katsuki calmly stated.
"I wanted to say it just once!" Inasa shouted, shooting to stand, "Plus Ultra! See I really love U.A High School. I am extremely honored to compete against such incredible students. I'm so looking forward to it."
"Y-You're bleeding..." Yuko pointed, as she stared up at the male in concern.
"Oh. Blood." A girl with brown hair examined.
"Let's go." The lavender haired male ordered.
"Inasa Yoarashi." Aizawa called, as Shiketsu grew out of ear shot.
"Do you know that guy, Mr. Aizawa?" Mina asked, as Yuko tilted her head.
"Indeed. He's strong." The hero answered, "he's the same year as you all and received the top scores for students admitted through recommendations. But for some unknown reason, he turned down his acceptance to U.A and went to Shiketsu." Aizawa explained.
"Wait. He's...our age?" Izuku asked, obviously shocked.
"Hold on, is anyone else confused here. This guy says that he loves our school, but, he turned down his chance to enroll when it was offered?" Hanta asked.
"Yeah. What a weirdo." Mina agreed.
"Maybe, but he's the real deal. Keep an eye on him." Aizawa ordered, before a peppy voice interrupted.
"Eraser?" The underground hero tensed, "I'd know that scowl anywhere! I saw you on TV and at the sports festival." A female with soft green shoulder length hair, with a bandanna, approached.
"But it's been a while since we were this close in person." Yuko held back a laugh at her teacher's face, he obviously wasn't fond of her.
"She looks familiar." Izuju mumbled.
"Let's get married." The female gestured between the two, only to instantly be shut down by Aizawa. Yuko sweatdropped at Mina who instantly grew excited. She knows how excited the female gets with anything romance related.
The woman began to laugh, "you're a real laugh-riot, buddy."
"As usual, you're impossible, Joke."
"Oh, that's Ms. Joke! The smile hero!" Izuku shouted, Yuko sighed, choosing to ignore the male's fanboying.
"Come on, imagine it! If I was your wife, you'd have a future full of constant laughter." Ms. Joke smiled.
"That sounds like an actual nightmare." Aizawa once again shut down, causing her to laugh.
"It seems like you two are close." Tsu voiced, Yuko nodding along with her.
"Our agencies were near each other. As young heroes striving to make a difference in the world, a mutual love bloomed." Ms. Joke sighed.
'Can this be over yet?'
"No, it didn't." Aizawa shut down.
"I do miss your quick retorts. You're my favorite person to tease, future husband." Aizawa sighed at the female.
"So, Joke. If you're here, then that must mean..." Aizawa began.
"That's right." Joke nodded, before looking over her shoulder, "over here, everyone. This is U.A." She called to a group of approaching teens.
"Oh, whoa. It really is Class A!" A male with black untamed hair grinned.
"Wow, that's so amazing. I've seen them on TV before." A blonde girl began to pat the male's shoulder in excitement.
"Second years from Ketsubutsu Academy." Ms. Joke introduced, "This is Class 2. They're my students."
Yuko blinked as the black haired male grabbed Izuku's hands, "hey, I'm Shindo!" He introduced himself.
"It seems like U.A's had a lotta trouble this year, musta been tough for you." Shindo smiled.
"Uh yeah."
"But even so, you're all still aiming to be pro heroes, despite those hardships." He moved onto Denki, before moving along to Kyouka, grabbing and shaking their hands.
"It's wonderful! Hearts full of fortitude." Shindo winked, "I believe that's what every hero in the world needs to have."
"He's too nice." Yuko gave a hidden glare, 'yeah, too nice.'
"This charming pretty boy's gonna steal our girls." Yuko blinked, before punching Denki's shoulder, earning a yelp from the male.
"And Bakugo. It must've been hard for you what with that whole kidnapping incident." At this, Yuko's face grew stoic, it was settled, she did not like him.
"You have an especially strong will, don't you? Today I'm gonna do my best to learn from you." The way too happy male held a hand out to the blond, "I really hope you don't mind." Katsuki slapped his hand away, annoyance on his face.
"Stop pretending. What you say doesn't match the look in your eyes." Yuko looked up at the blond, 'he noticed, too?'
"Hey, man, don't be so rude!" Eijiro scolded, "sorry, he's just like that." The red head apologized.
"It's fine." Shindo dismissed, "it proves how tough his heart is." Katsuki clicked his tongue, growing even more annoyed with the male.
"Hey, Todoroki!" The blonde girl called, running over, "can I have your autograph? You were so cool at the sports festival."
"Uhh..." Shoto seemed confused, completely lost with what to say.
"Seriously? Stop fangirling."
"I'd be happy to sign somethin' for ya." Minoru offered.
"Hey. Get your costumes and head to orientation. There's no time to waste" Aizawa ordered, Yuko more than happy to oblige.
"Yes, sir!"
Yuko began to walk off, sighing when her classmates began to talk about being celebrities. 'More like rivals.' She thought, as she gripped her case.
{·}{}{·}
Yuko sighed, she was doing that a lot lately, as she looked around her, surrounded by hundreds of students. She placed her mask over her mouth, as she looked forward.
"Okay then. Let's do this exam thing." A man with gray hair sighed, "I'm from, uh, the Heroes Public Safety Commission. Name's Mera." Mera Introduced.
"My Circadian Rhythm is so screwed up. Ah, man. I've been swamped lately and I haven't gotten much rest. We're too short staffed. I'm so tired. With that confession, I'll now begin orientation." Yuko felt bad for the guy, he was obviously exhausted, but yet he still had to go through this.
"So, about the content of this license thing. Basically, 1, 540 examinees compete in a free-for-all exercise or whatever we're calling it this year. See, we've got a lot of pros around, and since Stain was arrested, many people've expressed doubts about the status of heroes in society. But, when you really think about it, getting paid makes sense. If you're going to risk your life to save someone, why shouldn't you ask for a reward, huh? That's just the way the world works. God, I could use a coffee."
Yuko tilted her head, crossing her arms over her chest, before putting all her weight on her left leg.
"Anyway, whether they're in it for compensation or out of a sense of duty, we've got too many heroes working together in the streets these days to keep villains at bay. Honestly, the time between when an incident begins and when it's resolved is ridiculously short. You are all here trying to receive your provisional licenses, so you'll be swept up in this tiresome mess yourselves pretty soon. Those of you who don't have the speed, frankly, just won't cut it. Which is why that's what you'll be tested on."
Yuko looked up at the screen as it turned on, to fit what Mera was explaining.
"The first 100 students to fulfill the requirements will pass today." She raised an eyebrow at the requirement, but didn't complain.
"Well, the world can be pretty crappy. I suppose I should say something about luck. So, anyway, here are the basic rules." He held up a ball and target, which also popped up on screen as he began to explain.
"The examinee will put three if these targets on his or her body. They can go anywhere you want as long as it's an exposed area. So no soles of the feet or armpits. Each of you will also have six of these balls. The targets are programmed to light up whenever they've been touched by the balls. If all three targets light up, you're out. Oh, and the person who lights up your third target will get credit for your defeat. You get through this round by taking down two people. Got it? Good."
Men picked up boxes, as they began to move off stage.
"What else? Uh, I guess we'll start passing out the targets and balls. Then, you'll have a few minutes to get situated after we open." This caused Yuko to look at Mera in confusion, before her silent question was answered as the ceiling and walls began to open up.
"I'm sure each of you have different terrains that you like or want to avoid. Use your Quirks well and do your best. Or not. Whatever. Yes. I know, it makes for a great reveal, doesn't it? And for what? So much sleep lost for this. Hopefully some of these kids are fast and we can get this over with. Until then, I'm gonna rest my eyes."
Yuko shrugged, before she began to place her targets in place. She placed one on her left bicep, another on her right thigh and the last one on her torso.
"Everyone! Stay close together, we'll fight them as a group!" Izuku yelled, most of Class A agreeing.
"Yeah right. This isn't a field trip." Katsuki retorted, Eijiro following after him.
"Idiot. Wait up!"
"Kacchan!"
"Kirishima!"
"I'm going on my own, too. It's hard for me to use my power safely when a big group's around." Shoto informed, as he ran off, Izuku calling after him.
"Yuko?" Mina called as the female began to walk off, "where are you going?"
"Sorry! It's best I work alone for this one. It'd be harder to work in a group with Night." She called back to them, Mina and Hanta calling out to her, only for her to ignore them.
A horn blared, as Yuko came to a stop, "the first test will now begin."